Identification card holder



Jan. 12, 1932. KIGER 1,840,905

Ia'fiENTIFICATI ON CARD HOLDER Original Filed June 11', 1950 2Sheets-Sheet 1 v v lllliili \JI' MM 4 i 5 J" F I k i Invenlor Allomey L. J. KIGER I IDENTIFICATION CARD HOLDER Jan. 12, 1932 Original Filed June 11, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 By Wm Allomey Patented Jan'.-12, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT] OFFICE LUTHER J. KIGER, or NAsnvILL mR NRssRE, ASSIGNOR roNArroivAL AU'IO' TAG SEAL CORPORATION, or NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, A CORPORATION or TENNESSEE.

rnr-ivrinrcnrron CARD HOLDER Application filed. June 11, 1930, Serial No. 460,451. Renewed November 12, 1931. p

This invention relates to neiw and useful improvements in holders or receptacles for identification cards, operators permits, and

the like.-

The primary object ofthis invention is to the holder can improved clampingdevice, certain parts beprovide improved means for securing-a holder for identifiacation cards, operator sperniit cards, and the l1ke,to an au-tomoblle 1 license plate. V I

:A still further object of the inventionis to provide a device for'securing the holder to the license plate, the 'dQ/VlCB, for clamping the holder to the license plate being also capable ofserving' as a closure for one end oftheholder. 1 1 V A still-further object ofthe invention 1s to provide a holder togetherrwith a clamp ng device therefor, device having cooperating means, whereby be removed from the clamping device only ing device so that or attempts to remove the holder from the clamping device will be readily apparent.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during a study of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a license plate and card holderhavlng my mproved clamping device associated therewith.

Fi substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is afront elevational view of the ing' broken away. j

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the 11118 of Fi 3. I i

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line '55 ofFig. 3. I Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail view taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Flg. Fig. 7 is a similar view taken substantially on the line 7-7 of Fig. .1.

Fig.8 is a rear plan view of the identifica-v tion card and operators permit holder.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of one end portion of the license plate to'which the holder and said holder and clamping by mutilation of the clamp unauthorized tempering- 2 is a vertical sectional view taken clamping device are adapted to be secured. Fig. 10 is a sectional View taken substantially onthe line 10-10 of Fig. 9. i

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of adetail of the-invention. 1 a

- Referring more in detail to the drawings,

it will be seen that I have, designated a li cense plate generally by the reference character A, the same being provided adjacent its upper edge and inwardly from, each end thereof with a suitable attaching slot 4.

The plate A hasa tongue I) struck out therey from, the major portion of the tongue b ektending parallelto the plate at the'front face.

of the plate. At its upper end, the tongue Z) is provided with a vertical slot 5 for apun. pore to be hereinafter-made manifest.

A receptacle or holder for'the operators permit, identification card, and the likeisdesignated by the reference character C.

The holder C is preferably of elongated rec-p tangularconfiguration and comprises ,a metallic rear wall 6, side walls 7, a bottom-lower into the casing through the topof the casing.- The metallic rear wall 6 at the upper edge thereof is bentupon itself to provide a flange arranged within 8 cut away or notched intermediate its ends n as at 9 to provide a pair of spaced spring-like fingers 10, each of which is suitably corru-,

gated or otherwise formedto provide there.v

on teeth 11. p 7 The holder C is adapted to junction with a retaining device, that is formed from a single blank of metal and bent upon itself to provide an elongated cas{ be used in con-1 ing opened at its lower end, and comprising afront wall 12 and arear wall 13. 7 r v The front wall 12 at its opposite ends is suitably bent toprovide flanges 14 receivable in internal channels 15 formed on thecorresponding ends of the rear wall 13.' The rear wall 13 adjacent its lower edge is bent inwardly upon itself to provide interiorly i of the retaining device, a longitudinally extending spring-like retaining arm 16. The arm 16 intermediate its ends is formed inwardly as at 17. Said arm 16 at each end thereof is corrugated or otherwise formed to provide teeth 18. Teeth 11 terminate at the lower edges of the fingers 10, in effect, sub stantially thickening said edges; teeth 18 terminate at the upper edge of arm 16 and in effect, substantially thicken the edge of the arm with theresult, that when the member C has its upper portion passed upwardly into the holder R the edges of fingers '10 so modified by the provision of teeth 11 cooperate with the edge of arm 6 modified by teeth 18 as to positively prevent withdrawal of the holder C from the retainer R.

The intermediate portion 17 of the retaining arm 16has a tongue 19 projecting outwardly therefrom, and adapted to extend through the slot 5 in the tongue 5 when the entire assembly including the retaining device designated generally by the reference character R and the holc er C is secured to the license tag In this connection it will be noted that the free end of tongue 6 extends into the retaining device R between the rear wall 6 of the holder C and the adjacent rear wall 13 of the retainer R as suggested in Fig. 6.

Adjacent the top thereof,the retaining device R is provided with a longitudinally eX- tending somewhat cylindrical pocket 20, within which is arranged a. compressible elongated rubber tube 21 against which the upper edge ofthe holder C bears when the holder and the contents thereof are passed into the retaining device R between the walls 12 and 13 of the retaining device.

The member 20 also acts as a closure for the upper endof the holder C to exclude dust,

water, and the like.

'From the foregoing then, it willbe seen that when the holder C has the license or identifica tion card I as the case may be arranged therein, so as to be discernible through the V transparent front wall of the holder, the

holder'may then have its upper end passed into the retainer R sufficiently far enough, until the spring fingers 10 have passed above the upper edge of the spring retaining arm 16, so that the upper edge of the holder C will abut the lower portion of the rubber 21. The rubber 21 will exert pressure on the upper end of holder 0 for retaining the lower edges of fingers 1O modified by teeth 11 into engagement with the upper edge of the arm 16 modi- 'nection, it will be noted that the upper end of the tongue 6 willbe received between the rear'wall 6 of the holder member 0 and the rear wall 13 of the retainer R, and the tongue 7 19 will be passed through the slot 5 for securing the retainer R against longitudinal movement with respect to the tongue B.

The retainer R above the cylindrical pocket 20 is provided with a double ply retaining flange 22 having a bolt receiving opening 23 adapted to aline with an adjacent slot 4 in the license plate A. A retaining bolt 24 is passed through the hole 23 and slot 4 and on its free end has threadedly associated therewith a retaining cap 25.

The retaining cap 25 is provided with a metallic lininghaving a finger'2'6sprung or stamped therefrom for engaging the shouldered head 27 of the bolt to securely clamp the retaining member R to the license plate A.

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the same as susceptible to changes comprehended by the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A license card holder comprising in combination a rear wall provided at its upper end with a pair of spaced spring-like fingers exteriorly of the holder, each of said fingers be ing corrugated to provide teeth, a retaining device comprising a casing-like body adapted to receive said upper end of the holder therein, a spring retaining arm formed in said body and extending for substantially the full length of the body, and having its upper edge adapted to engage the lower "edges of said spring fingers when said holder is passed upwardly betweenthe walls of said casing-like body, and said spring arm corrugated to provide teeth, the teeth of said fingers andsaid arm terminating at the free edges thereof.

2. A license card holder comprising in combination a rear wall provided at its upper end with a pair of spaced spring-like fingers exteriorly of the holder, each of said fingers being corrugated to provide teeth, a retaining device comprising a casing-like body adapted to receive said upper end of the holder therein, a spring retaining arm formed in said body and extending for substantially the full length of the body and having its upper edge adapted to engage the lower edges of said spring fingers when said holder is passed upwardly between the walls of said casing-like body, said spring arm corrugated to provide teeth, the teeth of said fingers and said arm terminating at the free edges thereof, and a compressible member arranged in the upper end portion of said body, and adapted to bear against the upper edge of said identification card holder to provide a closure for said holder. 7

3. A license card holder comprising in combination a rear wall provided at its upper end with a pa'irof spaced spring-like fingers exteriorly of the holder, each of'said fingers being corrugated to provide teeth, a retaining device comprising a casing-like body adapted to receive said upper end of the holder therein, a spring retaining arm formed in said body and extending for substantially the full length of the body and having its upper edge adapted to engage the lower edges of said spring fingers when said holder is passed upwardly between the walls of the casing-like body, said spring arm corrugated to provide teeth, the teeth of said fingers and said arm terminating the free edges thereof, and a compressible member arranged in the upper end portion of said body, and adapted to bear against the upper edge of said identification card holder to provide a closure for said holder, and flange projecting upwardly from the top of said body and provided with an opening adapted to register with a bolt accommodating opening in a license plate, and a retaining bolt extending through said opening for securing said flange to the license plate.

In a device of the character described, in combination, a license plate provided with a tongue struck outwardly therefrom and extending parallel to theplate, an identification card holder, a retaining device for the latter comprising a casing-like body adapted to receive said holder, said holder and said body provided with cooperating means for retaining the holder in the latter against unauthorized displacement, said tongue adapted to extend upwardly into said body between one wall of said body and said holder, said tongue provided with a slot adjacent the upper edge thereof, and said one wall of said body provided with a tongue projecting inwardly therefrom for reception in said slot.

5. The combination, with a license plate, of a card holder and means for securing sald card holder to said plate; said means comprising a metallic member including a casinglike body open at its lower end for receiving therein the upper end of theidentification card holder, said card holder at its upper end having its rear wall provided with spring fingers having corrugations formed therein, a spring arm formed on one wall of said casing-like body, said arm adapted to have its upper edge engagin the lower edges of said fingers when said holder is disposed in said body, said arm having corrugations formed thereon, said body being provided with a cylindrical pocket having a compressible tube arranged therein adapted to bear against the upper end of said holder to provide a closure for the latter, and

said spring arm intermediate its ends being pressed inwardly and having a projection extending therefrom, a tongue formed on the license plate adapted to pass upwardly of said body, said tongue provided with a, slot adapted to receive said projection.

6. The combination, with a license'plate, of a card holder and means for securing said card holder to said plate; said means comsaid arm having corrugations formed therein,

said body being provided with a cylindrical pocket having a compressible tube arranged therein adapted to bear against the upper end of said holder to provide a closure for the latter, said spring arm intermediate its ends be-' ing pressed inwardly, and at said inwardly pressed portion provided with a projection, a tongue formed on the license plate adapted to pass upwardly of said body, said tongue provided with a slot adapted to engage said projection, and a fiange projecting upwardly from the top of said casing-like body, and a bolt passing through said flange and an adjacent por ion of said license plate for securing the flange to said license plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LUTHER J KIGER. 

